The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2018 Dec 16

• 1975 Booker Prize winner for Heat and Dust Crossword Clue
• 1982 Hot Chocolate single, reissued in 1993 and 1998 Crossword Clue
• 1994 hit single by The Brand New Heavies Crossword Clue
• 1999 film starring Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall, with a title presumably inspired by a 1966 comedy film Crossword Clue
• 2004 album, and a single from it, by Natasha Bedingfield Crossword Clue
• A baton used by a constable rather than a conductor Crossword Clue
• Abbreviated, this single-currency agreement is a bird Crossword Clue
• A contribution of work or information Crossword Clue
• Actor who played Police Chief Martin Brody in Jaws and Jaws 2 Crossword Clue
• A French vineyard or group of vineyards, especially of high quality Crossword Clue
• A German town hall Crossword Clue
• Alloy of copper and gold used in Japanese decoration Crossword Clue
• An area which foreign aircraft, vessels etc may not enter Crossword Clue
• An Ursuline or Poor Clare Crossword Clue
• Arthur ____ is the only black player to win a men’s singles Grand Slam title other than the French Open Crossword Clue
• Bird of prey which may be booted, fish, snake or harpy Crossword Clue
• Boat which, as a dugout, may be called a pirogue Crossword Clue
• “But you forget, sir, you only bought the property a year ago, and the ___ on your baronial castle is scarcely dry” (Pirates of Penzance) Crossword Clue
• Detective fiction writer who dismissed W G Grace with his only first-class wicket Crossword Clue
• Dutch footballer who won Champions League titles with Ajax, Real Madrid, and Milan Crossword Clue
• Egypt, Syria, and North Yemen confederation, 1958-61 Crossword Clue
• Equilateral quadrilaterals Crossword Clue
• “Fate cannot harm me, — I have ____ to-day” (Sydney Smith) Crossword Clue
• Forename which originally meant the same as Lily Crossword Clue
• General James ____ died in the hour of victory, over the French at Quebec in 1759 Crossword Clue
• German model who was the face of Armani and Chanel Cosmetics Crossword Clue
• Grain for grinding Crossword Clue
• Harassed or pressured Crossword Clue
• “[…] if a monster were out roaming northern England we’d have seen it on the ____” (An American Werewolf in London) Crossword Clue
• Informally, a historic state which included Goa Crossword Clue
• Information gathered, prior to any processing to remove anomalies Crossword Clue
• Irish town on the River Boyne Crossword Clue
• Italian island whose Blue Grotto attracts tourists Crossword Clue
• Jack ____ wrote On the Road Crossword Clue
• Made without machinery Crossword Clue
• Malaysian fashion designer noted for handmade women’s shoes Crossword Clue
• Milvus milvus, a bird of prey easily recognised by the shape of its tail Crossword Clue
• Mythological hero of the Trojan war, a cousin of Achilles Crossword Clue
• Nathan Zuckerman is the fictional alter ego of US novelist Philip ____ Crossword Clue
• Nothing Crossword Clue
• Official minutes of proceedings Crossword Clue
• Patronymic name for Hercules, also a genus of Australasian moths Crossword Clue
• Prefix denoting the windpipe Crossword Clue
• Rank from which a soldier might be promoted to Hauptmann Crossword Clue
• Skin disease causing a flushed appearance Crossword Clue
• Snakeweed Crossword Clue
• The first European explorer to reach India by sea Crossword Clue
• The Greek goddess of discord, and the name of a jumping spider Crossword Clue
• The introduction to a discourse Crossword Clue
• The island of magicians in Gulliver’s Travels Crossword Clue
• The right-hand page of an open book Crossword Clue
• The Taj Mahal is located in this city Crossword Clue
• The unit for measuring doses of X-rays Crossword Clue
• To improvise music, usually in a group Crossword Clue
• Tool used to remove weeds or break up soil Crossword Clue
• Type of cabbage with curly leaves Crossword Clue
• Vaccine which some people believe causes autism Crossword Clue
• Withdrew or diminished Crossword Clue
• Worldwide manufacturing company, founded in 1920 by brothers who owned the Puerto Rico Telephone Company Crossword Clue